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Cape Thread Snake

Leptotyphlops conjunctus (Jan 1861)

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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, S Zambia, S Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zaire (Kivu), Botswana lepezi: W Democratic Republic of the Congo (fide BROADLEY 1998), Congo (Brazzaville) ? latirostris: Northern shores of Lake Tanganyika and the Ruzizi valley in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, W Burundi, 700“1000 m elevation (fide BROADLEY & WALLACH 2007);
Type locality: northwest shore of Lake Tanganyika, elevation above 775 m [= E Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo].
Type locality: "Cape of Good Hope", South Africa. Restricted to Eastern Cape Province by BROADLEY & WATSON (1976:493)
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Leptotyphlops conjunctus

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The Cape thread snake (Leptotyphlops conjunctus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4][5] It has previously been considered a subspecies of Peter's thread snake, Leptotyphlops scutifrons.[5][6] It was first described in 1861 as Stenostoma conjunctum.[5]

Gallery

  • Close up photograph of L. conjunctus' head

    Close up photograph of L. conjunctus' head

  • L. conjunctus in a hand, showing small size

    L. conjunctus in a hand, showing small size

References

  1. ^ Alexander, G.J.; Tolley, K.A.; Weeber, J.; Conradie, W.; Pietersen, D. (2019). "Leptotyphlops conjunctus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44979732A217536604. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T44979732A217536604.en. Retrieved 3 October 2022.|date= / |doi= mismatch
  2. ^ Species Leptotyphlops conjunctus at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.com.
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ^ "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. ^ a b c Leptotyphlops conjunctus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
  6. ^ Broadley, D.G. and Broadley, S., 1999. A Review of the African Worm Snakes from South of Latitude 12°S (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae). National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe.

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Leptotyphlops conjunctus: Brief Summary

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The Cape thread snake (Leptotyphlops conjunctus) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It has previously been considered a subspecies of Peter's thread snake, Leptotyphlops scutifrons. It was first described in 1861 as Stenostoma conjunctum.

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